Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, in accordance with G.L. c. 2, § 6A, has ordered that the United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Friday, September 18, 2026, in observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day and in honor of United States service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action.

This gubernatorial order applies to:

1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls

2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings

3. All state military installations